Glory ( Matthew Broderick)
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Edward Zwick
( WGA)
Robert Gould Shaw (letters)
Lincoln Kirstein (book)
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Genre: Drama / War
/ Action
Tagline: Their innocence. Their heritage. Their lives. Nothing would be spared
in the fight for their freedom.
Plot Outline: Based on the letters of Colonel Robert G. Shaw. Shaw was an officer
in the Federal Army during the American Civil War who volunteered to lead the first company of
black soldiers. Shaw was forced to deal with the prejudices of both the enemy (who had orders
to kill commanding officers of blacks), and of his own fellow officers
User Rating: 8.0/10 (22,600 votes)
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Matthew Broderick |
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Col. Robert Gould Shaw |
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Denzel Washington |
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Pvt. Trip |
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Cary Elwes |
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Maj. Cabot Forbes |
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Morgan Freeman |
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Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins |
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Jihmi Kennedy |
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Pvt. Jupiter Sharts |
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Andre Braugher |
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Cpl. Thomas Searles |
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John Finn |
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Sgt. Maj. Mulcahy |
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Donovan Leitch |
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Capt. Charles Fessenden Morse |
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JD Cullum |
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Henry Sturgis Russell (as John David Cullum) |
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Alan North |
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Gov. John Albion Andrew |
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Bob Gunton |
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Gen. Harker |
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Cliff De Young |
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Col. James M. Montgomery (as Cliff DeYoung) |
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Christian Baskous |
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Edward L. Pierce |
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RonReaco Lee |
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Mute drummer boy |
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Jay O. Sanders |
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Gen. George Crockett Strong |
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Runtime: 122 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix: 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)
/ Dolby (35 mm prints)
Certification: Argentina:13 /
Australia:M (cable rating) / Australia:PG
(original rating) / Canada:14A /
Chile:14 / Finland:K-16 /
France:U / Singapore:PG /
Sweden:15 / UK:15 /
USA:R / West Germany:16
Trivia: Many of the first shots of the movie were taken from the 125th anniversary
reenactment of the Battle of Gettysburg in 1988, in which 15,000 participants took part.
Comment:
One of the very best films about the Civil War, this instant classic from 1989
is also one of the few films to depict the participation of African American soldiers in Civil
War combat. Based in part on the books Lay This Laurel by Lincoln Kirstein and One Gallant
Rush by Peter Burchard, the film also draws from the letters of Robert Gould Shaw (played
by Matthew Broderick), the 25-year-old son of Boston abolitionists who volunteered to command
the all-black 54th Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. Their training and battle
experience leads them to their final assault on Fort Wagner in South Carolina, where their heroic
bravery turned bitter defeat into a symbolic victory that brought recognition to black soldiers
and turned the tide of the war. With painstaking attention to historical detail and richness of
character, the film boasts superior performances by Denzel Washington (who won the Oscar for Best
Supporting Actor), Morgan Freeman, Cary Elwes, and Andre Braugher. Directed by Edward Zwick (co-creator
of the TV series thirtysomething), this unforgettable drama is as important as Schindler's
List in its treatment of a noble yet little-known episode of history.
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